High School Sports

Watsonville’s boys’ track and field team recorded its third dual meet win of the season following a 78-50 victory against Monterey in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action April 24.  Watsonville sophomore Nain Garcia-Ferria (10:10.63), junior Desi Salinas-Holz (10:42.82) and senior Rodrigo Barranco (11:19.91)...

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley High football team recorded its first shutout win in six years after a 26-0 win over San Lorenzo Valley in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division opener Sept. 24. With the win, the Grizzlies (1-4, 1-0) also recorded their...

The Aptos High girls’ soccer team in 2023-24 had one of its most inspirational seasons in the program’s history. Mariners superstar Alexa Castañeda wanted to make her case throughout the campaign as one of the league’s top players.  Meanwhile her mom and head coach, Gina Castañeda,...

For the past three years, Dominic Pierini has experienced just one winning season as the starting quarterback for the Monte Vista Christian football program.   It came in 2023 when the 6-foot-3,195-pound slinger led them to a 6-4 overall record and on the brink of qualifying...

St. Francis High Junior setter Julie Lopez had nine assists, one block, three aces and eight digs for the Sharks girls' volleyball team in a three set 25-16, 25-13, 25-16 loss to University Prep Academy in the Central Coast Section Division V quarterfinals Tuesday...

WATSONVILLE—Absolute domination was how Monte Vista Christian performed in its season opener against Del Mar with a 27-0 victory. Since then, they haven’t skipped a beat. Mustangs second-year manager Johnny Ramirez said it set the stage for them this season.  “I wanted that game to see where...

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of May 1-6.  Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit scores and stats to [email protected]. Follow sports editor Juan Reyes on Twitter @jmreyes831 for scores and...

https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-2-episode-2-breaking-down-the-pcal-gabilan In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will recap Week 1 of the football season to talk about the games that happened, some that didn’t and one that got called off during halftime. Then they’ll bring on sports reporter John Devine...

The Watsonville High boys’ basketball team wrapped up one of the best seasons the program has put together, which included a league title for the first time in 10 years. Senior guard Richie Ortiz led the way for the Wildcatz (17-7), who finished as co-champion...

The term “statistics can be misleading” is meant for players like former Gilroy High and Monte Vista Christian standout Brendan Doyle, who is second on the tight end depth chart on the University of Memphis football team.  On Friday, the Tigers (9-3) play Iowa State...